Ortiz is a Chicago Alderman. He is a staunch loyalist of Mayor Tom Kane in the latino caucus.He supports Kane's ordnance to close the Lennox Gardens housing project, helping Kane to sway Alderman Adriana Mata in a meeting. He votes in favor of the ordnance in chambers. Kane signals him when the vote appears to be losing and Ortiz provokes a fight, giving Kane a premise to suspend the session.He gets the contract for demolition of Lennox Gardens (in Season 2 Episode 7)